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Sylvester Ahola
Sylvester Ahola
American trumpeter and cornetist
1
Adrian Rollini
Adrian Rollini
American musician
2
Jimmy Maxwell
Jimmy Maxwell
American musician
3
Bunny Berigan
Bunny Berigan
American musician
4
Frank Froeba
Frank Froeba
American musician
5
Bix Beiderbecke
Bix Beiderbecke
American jazz musician
6
Eddie Lang
Eddie Lang
American jazz guitarist
7
Miff Mole
Miff Mole
American jazz musician
8
Joe Venuti
Joe Venuti
jazz violinist
9
Arthur Rollini
Arthur Rollini
American musician and clarinetist
10
Clyde Hurley
Clyde Hurley
American musician
11
Spencer Clark
Spencer Clark
American musician
12
Dick McDonough
Dick McDonough
American musician
13
Joe Guy
Joe Guy
American musician
14
Roy Palmer
Roy Palmer
American musician
15
Peck Kelley
Peck Kelley
American musician
16
Murray McEachern
Murray McEachern
Canadian musician
17
Charlie Spivak
Charlie Spivak
bandleader
18
Frank Signorelli
Frank Signorelli
American jazz musician, songwriter
19
Henry Busse
Henry Busse
American musician
20
Ward Pinkett
Ward Pinkett
American jazz trumpeter and scat vocalist
21
Richard Williams
Richard Williams
American jazz trumpeter
22
Arnold Fishkind
Arnold Fishkind
American musician
23
Red Nichols
Red Nichols
American jazz musician
24
Billy Butterfield
Billy Butterfield
American musician
25
Carl Kress
Carl Kress
American musician
26
Harry Carney
Harry Carney
American jazz musician
27
Art Farmer
Art Farmer
American jazz trumpeter
28
Fletcher Henderson
Fletcher Henderson
American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer
29
Teddy Bunn
Teddy Bunn
American musician
30
Phil Napoleon
Phil Napoleon
American jazz musician
31
Pete Brown
Pete Brown
American musician
32
George Van Eps
George Van Eps
musician
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Dupree Bolton
Dupree Bolton
American musician
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Fud Livingston
Fud Livingston
American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer
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Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy Carmichael
American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899-1981)
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Ed Lewis
Ed Lewis
American musician
37
Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Buck Clayton
Buck Clayton
American jazz trumpeter
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Ernie Caceres
Ernie Caceres
American musician
40
Yank Lawson
Yank Lawson
American musician
41
Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
American jazz trumpeter
43
Benny Carter
Benny Carter
American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader (1907-2003)
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Charlie Teagarden
Charlie Teagarden
American musician
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Fred Elizalde
Fred Elizalde
Filipino musician
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Ted Heath
Ted Heath
British musician
47
J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
American swing and jazz guitarist
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Joe Maini
Joe Maini
American musician
50
King Oliver
King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
51
Irving Mills
Irving Mills
American music publisher, singer, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter
52
Jimmie Lunceford
Jimmie Lunceford
American musician
53
Jimmy Dorsey
Jimmy Dorsey
American clarinetist, alto saxophonist, bandleader, and composer, brother of Tommy Dorsey
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Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor (1908-2002)
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Jimmy Lytell
Jimmy Lytell
American jazz musician
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Nappy Lamare
Nappy Lamare
American musician
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Reunald Jones
Reunald Jones
American musician
58
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius
American jazz bassist, producer, educator
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Manzie Johnson
Manzie Johnson
American jazz drummer
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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
61
Bill Coleman
Bill Coleman
American musician
62
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
American big band leader and musician
63
Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy Stewart
Guitarist and singer
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Clyde Bernhardt
Clyde Bernhardt
American musician
66
Omer Simeon
Omer Simeon
American musician
67
Barney Bigard
Barney Bigard
American jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
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Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman
American jazz musician and radio personality
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George Lewis
George Lewis
American musician
70
Lee Collins
Lee Collins
American musician
71
Harry James
Harry James
American trumpeter, big band leader
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Freddie Jenkins
Freddie Jenkins
American musician
73
Chink Martin
Chink Martin
American jazz tuba player
74
Gil Evans
Gil Evans
American pianist
Jack Purvis
American musician

Jack Purvis

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Jack Purvis (December 11, 1906 – March 30, 1962) was an American jazz musician.

Purvis was best known as a trumpet player and the composer of Dismal Dan and Down Georgia Way. He was one of the earliest trumpeters to incorporate the innovations pioneered by Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s. He also played trombone and on occasion a number of other instruments professionally (including harp).